Late Shōwa era

名古屋場所 Nagoya 1976

IG Arena (new 2025) · Nagoya

Start: Jul 4, 1976
End: Jul 18, 1976
Days: 15
Capacity: 14,000

Roster: 36
Bouts: 264
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Wajima Hiroshi

Yokozuna 1 East 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kirinji Kazuharu Maegashira 4 West 11–4

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Wakajishi Shigenori Maegashira 6 East 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Kirinji Kazuharu Maegashira 4 West 11–4

Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Nagoya 1976, in ranking order from Yokozuna 1 down to the bottom of Maegashira. Each rank has an East and a West slot; East is slightly senior. marks the yusho; ◆ a sansho recipient.

W–L	East	Rank	West	W–L
14–1	★ Wajima Hiroshi	Y1	Kitanoumi Toshimitsu	12–3
9–6	Takanohana Toshiaki	O1	Asahikuni Masuo	9–6
3–12	Kitaseumi Hiromitsu	S1	Washuyama Yoshikazu	5–10
6–9	Arase Nagahide	S2	Mienoumi Tsuyoshi	10–5
5–10	Takamiyama Daigoro	K1	Kaiketsu Masateru	5–10
9–6	Wakanohana Kanji	M1	Aobajo Yukio	8–7
3–12	Kongo Masahiro	M2	Kaneshiro Kofuku	8–7
7–8	Fujizakura Yoshimori	M3	Tamanofuji Shigeru	9–6
4–11	Futagodake Takeshi	M4	◆ Kirinji Kazuharu Shukun · Gino	11–4
8–7	Yutakayama Hiromitsu	M5	Masuiyama Daishiro	5–10
11–4	◆ Wakajishi Shigenori Kanto	M6	Daiju Hisateru	6–9
8–7	Futatsuryu Junichi	M7	Kurohimeyama Hideo	8–7
8–7	Kaiki Nobuhide	M8	Taiga Satoru	5–10
8–7	Oshio Kenji	M9	Banryuyama Takaharu	7–8
3–12	Dairyugawa Kazuo	M10	Haguroiwa Tomomi	8–7
9–6	Tochiazuma Tomoyori	M11	Tamakiyama Masanori	8–7
8–7	Owashi Hitoshi	M12	Takanosato Toshihide	4–6–5
6–9	Kurama Tatsuya	M13	Kotogatake Koichi	8–7

Top kimarite 264 decisive bouts

The deciding techniques most often called by the gyoji this tournament. Share is over decisive Makuuchi bouts only; absences and unresolved bouts are excluded.

yorikiri Frontal force out 78 29.5%

oshidashi Push out 33 12.5%

hatakikomi Slap down 23 8.7%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 15 5.7%

uwatenage Overarm throw 14 5.3%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 14 5.3%

shitatenage Underarm throw 11 4.2%

kotenage Armlock throw 8 3.0%

264 bouts · 1/36 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 14,000